Chapter 260 The beginning of a new era

Marijoa, between power.

Rhodes has left, and the screams and wails outside have gradually subsided. The holy land seems to have returned to its original state.

In the room, the five elders sat around the sofa, looking at the coffee table in the middle.

The coffee table where Rhodes had sat before.

"Baquan Rhodes, as expected, he is too dangerous!"

Nasu Shoulang Saint said in a deep voice while holding his weapon.

"I didn't expect that he has grown to such a level."

"He can monopolize the three admirals of the navy and have the upper hand. Such a guy has not appeared in hundreds of years."

"What secrets does he hide!"

"The new world, is it just handed over to him?"

Satan Saint held his crutches tightly.

There was a gas leak in Punk Hazard. He had just placed Vegapunk on an island deep in the new world. If it is really as Rhodes said, and he makes the other party the agent of the world government in the new world, it would not be appropriate to place the naval science class in the new world.

The naval science class needs to be relocated.

"It's the only way!"

"Baquan Rod is too powerful. Even if we don't let him become the agent of the World Government in the New World as he said, with his own power, he may not be able to keep any naval base in the New World."

"In that case, why not give him the identity of an agent? At least in name, he belongs to the power of the World Government."

"Let him fight with those pirates in the New World. It's just right that the Navy can focus on the first half of the Grand Line."

"That's right. Since he wants it, let him do it well!"

"..."

The Five Elders talked about the situation one after another. As if they didn't care at all, they gave up the power that the Navy had built up in the New World for so many years.

He was just an ordinary human with stronger power. He only lived for a few decades. Even if he was arrogant, it was only temporary.

Marshal Sengoku, who stayed in Marinford, didn't know such bad news.

As the Navy Marshal, during his tenure, the Navy lost the right to speak in the second half of the Grand Line.

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On the other side, Qiu Shui turned into a pink dragon and carried Rhodes and his group back to Greenbit.

"We captured five Celestial Dragons!"

"We snatched five devil fruits and some other gold and silver treasures."

"We released all the slaves and successfully escaped to the bottom."

Rhodes summarized their gains.

The main force of this operation was still Rhodes.

Originally, Rhodes brought with him Law, Kosa, Liluka, and Violet, who were either highly mobile or good at reconnaissance. They thought they were going to carry out a stealth operation, but they didn't expect it to be a battle like this.

"Go back and wait for Pekin and the others to be sent back."

Rhodes stood on the top of the pink dragon, and the island of Greenbit could be vaguely seen in front of him.

The Five Elders finally agreed to his request, which means that from now on, in this sea area, he has completely taken over the functions of the navy.

"A new era has begun!"

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Three days later, Pekin and his companions returned to Greenbit safely, and Rhode handed over the Celestial Dragons he had captured from Marijoa to CP0 to take back.

There were rumors flying all over the sea about the major events that happened in Marijoa that day, but even the World Economic Newspaper remained silent, and no relevant information was leaked. In the end, only some true and false news were circulated among the major forces.

However, what everyone could feel was that the navy was withdrawing its power from the New World.

The number of patrolling warships decreased significantly, and those fortresses and branch bases also tended to be more defensive, only responsible for the small sea area where they were located.

For most pirates, this was simply a carnival!

In the past, they would restrain their actions due to the power of the navy. Now the navy has shrunk its power for some reason, and the pirates who had curled up immediately stood up, and the New World seemed to be in great chaos again.

But it didn't!

While the navy's strength was shrinking, the size of the Fist Security Company suddenly expanded, sweeping across the entire New World at an exaggerated speed. Except for the spheres of influence of Whitebeard, Kaido, and Red Hair, most of the other areas were all managed by the security company.

During this process, many people naturally opposed it, but without the leadership of the three pirate emperors, those forces could not make any waves at all.

The 13th Division of the Rod Pirates also became more and more famous in battle after battle. After the pirates of the last era were killed one after another by the captain of the Rod Pirates, the reputation of the Rod Pirates finally reached a peak.

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Whitebeard Pirates, Moby Dick.

"My shipyard now undertakes more than half of the orders of the World Government, and there is too much business to handle."

Rod sat opposite Whitebeard, holding a huge wine bowl.

"Many of the islands under your rule are very poor, right?"

"I can give the processing of some shipbuilding parts to the islands under your name. With these orders, they can all do things, and if they have things to do, they can make money. If they make money, they can have a purpose in life. Only in this way can their lives get better and better."

An industry like shipbuilding can drive a large number of upstream and downstream industries.

Especially the navy's new warships, which use a large number of mechanical parts.

Of course Rhodes can choose to hand over all these industries to his own businesses, but he is not just asking for so many orders from the World Government just for money.

What he wants is the right to speak.

Through the shipbuilding industry chain, he can bind the islands and members of Whitebeard to himself.

In this world, most people choose to go to sea because they can't survive. Of course, there are also those who really want to cause trouble, but the proportion is not too large.

The islands under Whitebeard's control can indeed obtain a large number of jobs through the industries profited by Rhodes, and their lives have gradually become richer.

However, they are only responsible for the shipbuilding industry. Some less important parts processing can be said to be completely dependent on Thomas Shipyard for survival. Once the shipyard stops orders, they will return as soon as possible. It may even be worse before liberation.

By that time, although they are still islands or forces under the Whitebeard Pirates, the decisions made by Rhodes can affect their survival. This is the right to speak that Rhodes wants.

"Gu la la la la, you can just ask people to talk to Margao and Ace about this kind of thing."

Whitebeard raised the wine jar in his hand.

"Of course I have to talk to you personally about this kind of thing."

Rhodes looked at Whitebeard.

"After all, correspondingly, you have to restrain your division captains and captains not to cause trouble unless necessary."

"Huh? Are you interfering with my family?"

Whitebeard's expression turned cold and he looked at Rhodes.

"It's just a well-meaning persuasion."

Rhodes picked up the wine glass in his hand and drank it all in one gulp, then put down the glass and stood up.

"I'll have people deal with Margao about what happens next."

After finishing speaking, the pink dragon rose into the sky and carried Rhodes away from the Moby-Dick.

Whitebeard looked in the direction where Rhodes left, took a swig of wine, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

This kid, he can't see through it anymore!

Just like the current sea. but···

His eyes fell on Ace and Margao, and his white beard grinned.

Leave the rest to your reliable sons!

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The red-haired pirates, the Red Voss.

"So, who won the battle between you and Hawkeye!"

The red-haired Shanks clinked glasses with Rhodes. They both had bright red hair and exuded strong auras, but compared to the red-haired one, Rhodes seemed more calm.

Shanks asked Rhodes gossiping, and the surrounding companions also pricked up their ears, waiting for Rhodes' answer.

"There is no victory or defeat."

Rhodes waved his hand slightly and changed the topic.

"So, how have you considered my proposal? You can let the pirate group attached to you join us, and together we will be responsible for the production and transportation of alcohol in the new world."

Compared to Whitebeard, red-haired Shanks is more spontaneous. The pirate group does not even have a strict base camp and is always wandering around the sea.

However, as the Pirate Emperor, his own strength and strong personality attracted many people to gather around him and form a huge force with him as the center.

"No problem! They'll love it!"

Shanks looked mindless, clinking glasses with Rhodes enthusiastically, laughing and agreeing.

"I like it too, wine is the best!"

Shanks raised his head and drained the wine in his glass before adding another sentence.

“But on this sea, only when the sea is calm can you enjoy fine wine and food with peace of mind!”

"Some storms in the new world will not affect the mood of tasting fine wine."

When~~

The wine glasses clashed again, and Rhodes and Shanks looked at each other and smiled.

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Wano Country, Onigashima.

"Uh-huh-huh-huh, you actually came here in person!"

Kaido raised his head and drank a jar of wine, then looked at Rhodes who was sitting opposite him.

"What's so important, I need you to come in person!"

"Of course there is big business!"

Rhodes waved his hand, and Bonis, who was following him, pushed a small box in front of Kaido.

"What's this?"

Kaido looked at Rhodes doubtfully.

The transactions between them are all handled through the people below, and there are very few things that can alarm the two of them.

"Open it and take a look!"

Rhodes stretched out his hand to signal.

Kaido opened the small box in front of him with some confusion.

Inside the box, there are ten strange-looking fruits.

"Devil fruit?"

A trace of doubt arose in Kaido's heart.

If it's just a devil fruit, Rhodes shouldn't need to go there personally.

"etc···"

Kaido suddenly came back to his senses and stared closely at the strange-looking devil fruits in the box in front of him.

These Devil Fruits look almost identical!

This would have been impossible.

Because there are no two identical Devil Fruits in this world, each Devil Fruit should be unique in appearance.

Although the devil fruits in front of him look slightly different, their general shapes and patterns are almost the same.

"Artificial devil fruit!"

Facing Kaido's inquiring eyes, Rhode replied lightly.

"Hiss!"

Even Kaido was shocked and took a breath.

"According to our latest research technology, we have created an artificial devil fruit!"

"People who eat this devil fruit will gain devil fruit abilities, but with current technology, only animal-type devil fruits can be created, and the success rate is not 100%. People who eat devil fruits will also have a certain probability of failure. Not only will they not be able to gain devil fruit abilities, but they will also lose some emotions."

Different from the original timeline.

Rhode obtained the artificial devil fruit technology given by Vegapunk himself, and also had Caesar Clown and Vinsmoke Judge, two genius scientists second only to Vegapunk. With the cooperation of the two of them, they soon developed the technology of animal-type artificial devil fruits.

Not only that, after obtaining the islands of the Golden Lion, the relevant bloodline factors also have a stable source. Most of the animals he raised are ancient species, and they have better qualities. The artificial devil fruits made by extracting their bloodline factors are stronger than the original artificial devil fruits!

And because of the participation of Vinsmoke Judge, the side effects have changed from making people laugh constantly to losing some emotions.

"Great!"

Kaido automatically ignored the second half of Rod's sentence, and only a few words remained in his mind.

[Artificial Devil Fruit], [Animal System], [Animal System Ability User Corps]!

With this kind of artificial animal system devil fruit that can be mass-produced, his animal system ability user corps plan can be implemented faster!

"Bring ten people here!"

Following Kaido's instructions, ten members of the Beast Pirates were brought up soon and ate the artificial devil fruits under Kaido's orders.

Soon, under the gaze of Kaido and Rod, the bodies of three of them changed and automatically entered the semi-human form, while the remaining seven people seemed to have no changes, and it was unknown which part of their emotions they had lost.

"30% success rate, great!!"

Kaido looked at the three new ability users with a happy face.

"How much can this artificial devil fruit be produced!"

Kaido looked at Rod with a burning gaze.

"I can give you 100 every month."

"100!"

Kaido's face was delighted.

If the success rate can be guaranteed to be 30%, that means he can have 30 more animal ability users every month, and 360 in a year. If some normal devil fruits are added, he can soon form a legion composed entirely of animal devil fruit ability users!

"What do you want!"

"Seastone! I want all kinds of processed seastone."

"Deal!"

Kaido and Rod high-fived, both of them looked satisfied.

Kaido seemed to see his own corps of capable people being successfully formed, and relying on this power to sweep the world.

As for Rod, seastone is a very valuable strategic item.

In addition...

Feeling the souls of the ten people in front of him, and feeling the faint connection between him and himself, Rod's smile became brighter.

This artificial devil fruit contains more than just bloodline factor technology!